As usual, everyone is talking rubbish. The cold hard fact is this: West Coast fans would have approved of Barry Hall slugging Staker if he'd done it before the last quarter of the 2005 Grand Final.
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We nearly had our revenge ...
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/04/15/2217422.htm
Posted by: os | 15 April 2008 at 16:26
How dare you, that's complete ... ah, who am I kidding.
The most alarming thing we've learned from this saga is that Staker's hooked up with Candace Falzon.
Posted by: carneagles | 15 April 2008 at 20:58
"Hello, my name is Brent Staker. A known AFL hardman is starting some argy bargy and he's flailing his arms about. Hmmm, what should I do? I've got a good idea… why don't I relax and stop paying close attention…?" [THWACK!!!]
Not wanting to sound *too* much like Sheikh Taj el-din Al Hilaly / uncovered meat / got what he deserved, but you get my drift? Combined that with the fact that it was a bit of a wild swing, a la Robbie Muir on Dennis Collins, PLUS he's a trained bloody boxer, so he's got a bit of muscle memory when it comes to snotting people.
Thankfully (surprisingly?), not too hysterical over here in the West. Although some of the worse comments have been way over the top. "Weak dog," "Suspend him for the season." Some comparing it to Matthews on Bruns?! Come off the grass. Not even close.
In summary, Big Ramifications sez: Seven weeks was probably about right.
Just for laffs, Muir on Collins:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=1fQ8D77F1rc&feature=related
Oh, and one more thing, sports journalists: IT. WAS. NOT. A. KING. HIT. Stop f@cking saying it was.
Posted by: Big Ramifications | 16 April 2008 at 08:09
Curious about the definition of king hit, I went google, and one of the first definitions I read came from a 2004 quote on Tim Blair's site by Yobbo:
"That's when you're a piece of shit fucking coward who is a trained boxer but still needs to hit a 50 year old man when he's not looking."
It was in a David Hookes thread, but the resonance of the words are spooky. Sure, Staker wasn't hit from behind, but he sure had no idea what was coming to him.
Posted by: via collins | 16 April 2008 at 09:51
People have been ringing up 3AW and SEN over recent days giving their definitions of a king hit. Some blokes said it was any big hit that knocked you out; others said it was any sneak punch from behind; yet others said it was any knock-out punch you weren't ready for.
I side with the latter. I've always assumed a king hit was one where you copped a whack when you weren't expecting it.
Staker wasn't expecting it, ergo it was a king hit.
He would have been expecting it had he been playing Mullewa in the Great Northern league, Fawkner in the old Victorian amateurs, Ardmona in the Kyabram District league or for either team in the 1986 Upper Great Southern grand final.
Posted by: Tony T | 16 April 2008 at 10:46
Carn the Lions
Posted by: os | 16 April 2008 at 15:45
Carn the Lions, indeed. Premiers '86. We rock.
Posted by: Tony T | 17 April 2008 at 11:46
Sammy Newman agreed with my definition of "king hit" on the teev last night.
Vindication!
Posted by: Big Ramifications | 18 April 2008 at 13:13
What, precisely, was your definition? You just said it wasn't a kinger.
Posted by: Tony T | 18 April 2008 at 13:50
Ha. I realised dat 2 seconds after I hit post. Erm, but a [i]reasonable[/i] man would have concluded my definition is the 2nd of your possibilities in your radio talkback comment.
It also got me thinking about “not expecting it.” There are a lot of morons out there not expecting a lot of things they should have expected. Just coz ya didn’t expect something doesn’t prove much by itself.
I will be pondering this at my desk for the rest of the afternoon. In between pondering boning the tidy young Chinese piece of tail who sits next to me.
(The Sammy Newman / vindication thing was just a joke BTW – in case this starts to get ugly. Gawd, for the next 15 minutes after that he was all smutty penis jokes, including a banana as a very subtle prop. The man became irrelevant about 10 years ago.)
Posted by: Big Ramifications | 18 April 2008 at 16:27
Now reading back on my posts it looks like I'm saying Staker is a moron and he should have seen it coming.
And I know that "Fair go! I'm just really good at punching people, show me some leniency" is not an excuse the AFL tribunal would consider I was just thinking about justice based on outcome rather than intent what is a fairer system I'll shut up now.
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Wasn't a king hit.
Posted by: Big Ramifications | 18 April 2008 at 19:44
A [i]reasonable[/i] (ya gotta emphasise the emphasisable... sing it) man DID conclude your definition is the 2nd of my possibilities in my radio talk-back comment.
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Was a king hit.
Posted by: Tony T | 18 April 2008 at 22:03
You been on the No.2, Biggy Baby?
Posted by: Urban Dick | 18 April 2008 at 22:18
It really makes no difference as long as I get lit
Roll it in my zig zag or take a big bong hit
Cause after tha bud my rhymes start flowin'
Posted by: Big Ramifications | 19 April 2008 at 15:20
It dusn't matter if my mrs chucks a f'ken shit,
or the Eels blow 90% possession in a fuck arsed fit.
The Swans could get back up just to get the downs,
to some half arsed outer Melbourne clowns.
So long as the Panthers win,
right on the blower,
with Ricky Stuart blowen harder on the blokes,
and Lance has his last match.
call me cynical,
call me a c*nt,
But....it just doesn't get better than this.
21-20 Panthers over the Toothless Sharks at (scoff, scoff) Shark Park.
(Unless the Eels win the GF)
Posted by: pat | 19 April 2008 at 21:48